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Whitley County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Tim Baker is the latest candidate to toss his hat in the ring in the 2022 sheriff’s race. “I have worked there a long time. I take a lot of pride in the office. I feel like I can help it move forward and do better,” Baker noted. Incumbent...

Whitley County native Scott Bunch is joining a growing list of candidates, who have announced their intentions to run for sheriff next year in Whitley County. Bunch worked 21 years as a Kentucky State Police Trooper and has worked the last three years as a school resource officer...

  The Corbin Kiwanis Club celebrated its 100th anniversary during a meeting Oct. 20 at David’s Steakhouse. Club members pose with this cake celebrating the anniversary and a copy of a News Journal special section celebrating the club’s accomplishment.      

The Wild Health COVID-19 Testing Site has relocated  to the Whitley County Health Department, which is located at 3750 Cumberland Falls Highway. It will be open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 am to 3 pm. Walk-ins are welcome, however, you may be processed more...

  Local youngsters recently enjoyed the storybook walk for “It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown,” which took place in downtown Williamsburg. Above, Charles Adam Petrey, 10, used an umbrella to stay dry during the event. Hannah Hodge, 7, just missed the...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that slide repair operations started this morning Friday, Oct. 29, on a portion of KY 1277 at mile points 0.000-1.907 in Whitley County. A completion date for the slide operations is tentatively set for Friday, Nov. 5....

The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center and the Sunup Initiative will present a virtual panel Saturday titled “Advocacy in Southeastern Kentucky.” The event is in recognition and commemoration of the anniversary of the 1919 expulsion in Corbin. Advocates from various...

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager. Timothy Mullis, 15, was last seen abut 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, off American Greeting Card Road about nine miles south of London, and has not been seen since...

When Baptist Health Corbin’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic started on Dec. 15, 2020, it was one of the original vaccination sites in the state at a time when numerous people were wanting to get vaccinated. Since its inception, the clinic has given over 43,000 COVID-19 vaccinations,...

Local ghosts and goblins will have plenty of opportunity to trick or treat this weekend locally with most towns and counties opting to move trick or treating to Saturday, Oct. 30, rather than Sunday, Oct. 31. Prior to trick or treating, Williamsburg and Whitley County school...